White Peppermint Snowballs

Recipe courtesy Sandra Lee

Rated: 2 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (137)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
10 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
36 (1-inch) cookies

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 10 min
Total:: 30 min

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Ingredients

1 package (18-ounce) refrigerated sugar cookie dough, room temperature (recommended: Pillsbury)
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract (recommended: McCormick)
1/3 cup crushed peppermint candies, plus more for garnishing
1 cup powdered sugar, divided

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Cut the cookie dough into 8 pieces. In bowl of electric mixer, on medium speed thoroughly combine the dough pieces, peppermint extract, 1/3 cup crushed peppermint candies, and 1/2 cup of the powdered sugar.

Roll the dough into 1-inch diameter balls. Arrange, 2 inches apart, on parchment lined cookie sheets and bake until set, about 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly on cooling racks.

Add 1/2 cup of the remaining powdered sugar to a small bowl. While the cookies are still warm, roll them in the sugar. Sprinkle with crushed peppermint candies and serve.

As the cookies cool, they will flatten slightly.

Variation: Peppermint Candy Cane Twists

1 package (18-ounce) refrigerated sugar cookie dough, room temperature (recommended: Pillsbury)
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract (recommended: McCormick)
1/2 teaspoon red food coloring

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Cut the roll of cookie dough in half. Put the halves in separate large mixing bowls. In 1 bowl, thoroughly mix 1/4 cup of the flour and the peppermint extract into cookie dough. In the second bowl, add the remaining 1/4 cup flour and enough food coloring to make a red dough. Mix well with gloved hands until the color is well blended.

Divide the white and red dough into 24 pieces each, (for a total of 48 pieces). Roll each piece into a rope 8 inches long and about 1/4-inch in diameter.

To shape candy canes, arrange 1 rope of each color side by side on parchment lined cookie sheets. Gently twist together and shape into a candy cane. Repeat with the remaining pieces, spacing the cookies about 2 inches apart. Bake until edges are very lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let rest, about 5 minutes, before transferring the cookies to racks. Gently remove them from the cookie sheets with a long metal spatula and cool on cooling racks.

Yield: 24 cookies

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes per batch

Ease of preparation: easy

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recipe White Peppermint Snowballs
Utrecht Covington, KY 01-29-2010
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It's not the recipe, It's the dough
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

Store bought dough used on its own for this recipe will not work. Add 1/4 cup of flour per 16 oz. of premade dough to... prevent the 'pancake' problem others have had. Proceed with the cookies as the recipe states. They will spread out a little but still be very fluffy and good. Of course, they wont look like the picture but when does anything look exactly like the picture. All is all a very fast simple cookie that your friends will love anytime of year. Read more
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Ashlee Vinemont, AL 01-27-2010
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AWFUL!!
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

I give this recipe one start simply because it is not an option to have no stars. The consitancy is runny and sticky. When I... try to bake them they run all over the place. I am a frequent baker, at least baking something once or twice a week, and i tried the recipie twice with the same results. Read more
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Bailey San Francisco, CA 01-17-2010
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AWFUL!
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

this recipe was disgusting! I literally barfed when i ate one. ugghhh
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mel chicago heights, IL 01-15-2010
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not what I expected
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

Looked simple enough, even for a novice like me..... But the cookies spread all over the baking sheet, over the sides and... into the oven!!!! They were extremely soft when i tried to take them off the parchment paper, and turned into big gooey globs of gunk!!! Now I'm still trying to get melted candy out of the oven!!! What a mess!Read more
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Kerri Mableton, GA 01-10-2010
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Blah tasting disappointment
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

I made these for a cookie swap and they were by far the worst cookie recipe I have ever made. The recipe was lackluster, at... best.Read more
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Nick crown point, IN 01-08-2010
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LIAR!!!!!!!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

joe u r a liar u never tried them i know u live near me. they r actually pretty good